“It can be hard, that. Because you work harder to maybe be a little bit less physically than what you once were.

“That willingness to work harder comes from wanting to be healthy, but also understanding the responsibility of the job.

“And it’s worth it. In short, it’s what you’ve agreed to do when you sign a contract.

“And like a lot of things in life, you may lose something, but you gain something else in so many ways.

“Your awareness of what is needed from you on a football pitch is better. The more time you spend doing something and being around it, the more you know.”

Leighton Baines is challenged by Victor Lindelof during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park (Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

11:45Caoimhe O'Neill

Bruno Fernandes 'mad'

Bruno Fernandes has said Man United need to be “mad” after drawing 1-1 with Everton on Sunday.

The Portuguese midfielder said: “With this draw, we need to be a little bit mad, because we need to do much better.

“We need to win the games, because we want a place in the Champions League.

“So we need to try more, to improve more, and I think in the next games we will be much better.”

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United looks on

10:07Caoimhe O'Neill

Tim Cahill on David Moyes

Blues favourite Tim Cahill has detailed one of the best things former Everton boss David Moyes did during his Goodison Park tenure.

This video from Coaches Voice is well worth your time.

09:28Caoimhe O'Neill

Richarlison details gym work

Richarlison has detailed what he has worked on most since arriving at Everton and the one part of his game he’s improved on.

Speaking to O Globo, as cited here, the Brazilian explained: “The guys there want to be strong. I soon realised how intense the game is, how important the physique is.

“But what I really invest in is gaining agility. Some defenders have a hard waist, so I can’t lose agility to beat them.

“What I improved the most was the heading. And the tactical requirement is great. We study the opponents a lot. If the attacker leaves space, doesn’t defend, it’s a goal.”

Richarlison also revealed how playing on the street with friends growing up helped him make the adaptation to life in England.

He added: “I’m not afraid of anything on the pitch. I do what I love. Fear, I just have of an injury. The difficulty was the cold.

“But I see players who talk about depression, about adaptation. That was not a problem for me. I was never a kid to stay with the family. I stayed on the street with friends.”

Dominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates scoring the first goal with Richarlison during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park (Image: Emma Simpson - Everton FC/Everton FC via Getty Images)

08:53Caoimhe O'Neill

Richarlison values it

Everton star Richarlison has opened up on what it is like to go from having “practically nothing” to life as a Premier League footballer.

“I had practically nothing in my childhood and, suddenly, I can have almost everything. So I value it, I think about the future,” Richarlison told O Globo as cited by Sport Witness.

“I’m not going to buy a big car. I invest in real estate, in other things for the future. Like this apartment here. Mother, father, uncle, grandmother, I already gave everyone their own home.

“My uncles have a car, my mum likes motorcycles and I bought her one. My sister has three children and I help with their education and health.

“The friends who played with me now work in supermarkets, others in the fields. Many friends from the street are in prison. I had everything to be a criminal. But I had my uncle advising me, I had Fidel, a coach who was a policeman, telling me that I had talent. Football took me on the right path.”

Richarlison of Everton celebrates after scoring

08:29Caoimhe O'Neill

Michael Ball on Tom Davies

08:24Caoimhe O'Neill

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Tom Davies during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park (Image: Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images)